Which to use
“ouvrières” and “ouvriers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,212
- “ouvrières” frequency rank
- #3,555
- “ouvriers” frequency rank
- 20767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouvrières | ouvriers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif ouvrier. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif ouvrier. |
Where the eye mixes ouvrières and ouvriers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ouvrières runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against ouvriers's 8 (VVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ouvrières and ouvriers
A purely visual mix-up. ouvrières (\u.vʁi.jɛʁ\) and ouvriers (\u.vʁi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ouvrières is recorded at frequency rank #17,212, classified as anadj, pronounced \u.vʁi.jɛʁ\. ouvriers is at rank #3,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced \u.vʁi.je\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20767, this pair ranks #366,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ouvrières vs ouvriers
Shared letters: eiorsuv. Private to "ouvrières": è. Private to "ouvriers": -.
"ouvrières" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ouvriers" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ouvriers ← ourviers · ouvirers · ouvreirs · ouvrierrs · ouvrierss · ouvriesr · ouvrires · ouvrriers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ouvrières" for "ouvriers" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ouvrières" or "ouvriers" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ouvrières" and "ouvriers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvrières" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvriers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ouvrières" and "ouvriers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ouvrière vs ouvrières". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #366,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.